WOODSIDE Petroleum said the joint venture partners in the Browse project have agreed to develop a liquefied natural gas plant at James Price Point in the north west of Western Australia.

There had been disagreement between the project partners on the best site for the plant, so the decision to choose James Price Point is a positive development for Woodside and the project.

The federal and Western Australian state governments had imposed a deadline for the partners to select a development concept within 120 days of December 2 as a condition of retaining leases associated with the project.